AJA KONA 5 Overview
The AJA KONA 5 is an 8-lane PCIe 3.0 I/O card designed for demanding video and audio editing workflows.
It features four bidirectional 12G-SDI HD-BNC connectors supporting up to HFR 8K video ingest and output.
It also has an HDMI 2.0 output for monitoring and includes a breakout cable for AES audio input/output,
LTC timecode input/output, and RS-422 control.
The bidirectional SDI connectors allow simultaneous capture and monitoring.
12G-capable connectors also provide backwards compatibility with 6G/3G/1.5G.
The KONA 5 includes a hardware downstream keyer for real-time overlays.
Key Features
- Up to 8K / UHD 8K / DCI 4K / UHD 4K / 2K / HD / SD support up to 60 fps
- RGB 4:4:4 and YCbCr 4:2:2 workflows
- 10-bit and 12-bit color support (application dependent)
- HDMI 2.0 output with 4K HFR support
- HDR10 and HLG support
- 8-channel AES/EBU + 16-channel SDI audio I/O
- Reference input (black burst or tri-level)
- RS-422 control support
- macOS, Windows, Linux support
- Built-in downstream keyer
Breakout Cable
- 8 channels AES/EBU input (4 BNC)
- 8 channels AES/EBU output (4 BNC)
- LTC input/output (2 BNC)
- RS-422 (9-pin connector)
Editing Software
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Final Cut Pro X
- Avid Media Composer
- Grass Valley EDIUS
- Mistika Ultima
Color Software
- Adobe SpeedGrade
- Assimilate SCRATCH
- Colorfront QC Player
- Transkoder
Audio
- Adobe Audition CC
- Avid Pro Tools
Streaming / Live Production
- Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder
- OBS
- Wirecast
- Unreal Engine
VJ / Live Performance
- TouchDesigner
